The Lone Ranger fights the Sun again
I have to praise, Doncic is indeed a rare genius teenager in a decade, facing the phoenix suns at the top of the league, fighting with injuries, and bombarding the data of 45 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, an unparalleled personal performance. Although the Lone Ranger eventually lost the game, Doncic was definitely worthy of the defeat. The second game of the series is still the home of the Suns, and for Doncic and the Lone Rangers, as long as they win this game, then they can still hold the initiative in the series.
The Phoenix Suns, who are number one in the league, once again played perfect team basketball, and Chris Paul only played 28 minutes, relaxed. But in the next game, the Lone Ranger will definitely be prepared, in such a situation, what kind of coping strategy will Paul give?
Doncic is a god of heaven
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Suns started directly at 9-0, and then once took a double-digit lead, Bridges had 7 points and 1 assist on 3-of-3 shooting, Ayton had 9 points and 2 rebounds, Booker had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Crowder also had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, Paul only had 1 shot, got 1 rebound and 2 assists, the team blossomed more, and bombed 32 points in a single quarter, while the Lone Rangers rose up in the second half of the first quarter and also got 28 points, with Middle East Cic alone scoring 14 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
After returning from the second quarter, the Lone Rangers' second-team team was on the court, Dinwiddie scored 7 points and 1 assist, and Bertáns hit 3 consecutive three-pointers to help the team complete the rebound. However, the referee began to steal the scene, continuously blowing penalties for offensive fouls, directly allowing Brunson to make three fouls and had to rest. When Doncic came up, he also made Ayton a third offender, and Monty had to replace him with Byombo. Unexpectedly, after Biyombo came up, it was a violent dunk, Kleber had two free throws, Booker picked a basket and hit, and Claude received the technician.
Doncic's three-pointer soared, Biyombo slammed again, and Crowder hit a three-pointer to tie the score, but Doncic immediately responded with three points, and the second half price. Paul made two fouls, and Doncic had three points, which was simply unreasonable. Paul grabbed two points, Doncic shot a timeout, and at the end of the half, the Dallas Mavericks overtook the Phoenix Suns by two points 60-58.
Paul was recuperating
24+4+6 in just 19 minutes! Doncic is a god, and the Lone Ranger succeeds in overtaking the Sun. Luka Doncic once again showed his talent, and scoring is too easy for him. Shooting 9-of-14, 4-of-7 from three-point range, it took only 19 minutes to get 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, an unparalleled personal performance. Dinwiddie also had 10 points and 1 assist, Bertáns hit 3 three-pointers for 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, Kleber also had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, and Brunson shot 1 of 5 with only 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Crowder became a surpriser, with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 4-of-6 shooting, becoming the team's highest-scoring player. Ayton was plagued by fouls with just 9 points and 2 rebounds, Booker had 9 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Paul was still recuperating, with 8 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists on 2-of-6 shooting, and Bridges had 7 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists. When Doncic played such a performance, the Lone Ranger only led by 2 points, which shows how terrifying the strength of this Suns team really is. However, if the Suns want to win this game, Paul needs to show a better offensive performance in the second half.